Less than one year after graduation, Sarah Jean Ferraris lands her dream introductory position for Team Detroit as a Digital Junior Project Manager. Her position at the agency is within the Shopper Marketing team on the Ford account. Ferraris’ success is no coincidence. As a student in CCI’s advertising program she was president of the …
CONTINUE READINGCategory: CCI Alumni News
News about (and for) the alumni of the schools comprising the FSU College of Communication & Information
COMM Alumna Sarah Jean Ferraris Finds Success in Michigan
COMM Alumnus Ritesh Gupta
Ritesh Gupta graduated from Florida State‘s School of Communication in 1998. “I always knew I wanted to do media production,” he told a full room, fifteen years later. “But – it took me 13 months to get a job offer.” Today, Ritesh owns his own production company, R&D Media. He’s traveled to Africa with Bill …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM Alumna Linley Wartenberg returns to Seminole Nation
The School of Communication welcomed back alumna Ms. Linley Wartenberg, for a lunch with students on Wednesday, September 17. During her visit to Florida State University, she also met with students at the FSU Center for Global Engagement, and with students in a graduate course in International Relations. Her visit was part of a Hometown Diplomat …
CONTINUE READINGGlenn On the Road – Fall 2014
Graduate school can be a scary concept. There are different programs in a variety of fields at each university, making the selection process daunting, confusing, and an overall headache. Enter: Glenn Rainey – the recruiter for Florida State University’s Master in Information Technology and Master in Library Sciences. Glenn will travel across the state over …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM Grad, Laura Linthicum breaks mold, makes it big
Laura Linthicum is a freak! She claims that her self-motivated, quirky attitude has gotten her where she is today. On her website she has a video of herself, asking/waiting for job offers while she eats ice cream (eye twitch included). The tag line on her resume reads, “…hire me while I’m still cheap.” Linthicum is entertaining, but …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM Grad is Production Assistant for Sleepy Hollow
These days the Sleepy Hollow set doesn’t function without Erin Thompson, a media production grad. Thompson landed the job shortly after her 2014 graduation, in North Carolina’s “Wilmywood” area (known for its film industry). “My classes at FSU taught me that production is competitive and hard to find a way in… [and] making connections is …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Alumni Tracker: [COMM] Michael Goldberg
Michael Goldberg is a talented man. Well versed in strategic direction, advertising and creative solutions – he’s been in high demand. Until recently, he has been Partner of Deutsch Inc. and Senior Partner/Global CMO at Porter Novelli, both in New York City. This month, he returns to Florida as CEO of Zimmerman, one of the largest …
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